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such accompt or entry is true and just & that such person or
persons so accompting or makeing entry of or for any mony
goods or Merchandises whatsoever hath or have not Concealed
any commodities whatsoever from the knowledge of the said
Secretary officer or Minister of the Lord proprietarie or his
heirs which ought or are intended to be accompted for or

Liber
C & W H

entred by such person or persons so accompting or makeing
any entry as aforesaid And that the Secretary of this province
for the time being or any other officer or Minister of the Lord
proprietarie or his heirs for that purpose appointed or to be
appointed shall from time to time have power by force of this
act to administer an oath unto all and every person & persons
so accompting or makeing any such entry as aforesaid This
Act to Continue till the end of the next Generall Assembly

An Act For Military Discipline

Be it Enacted By the Lord proprietarie of this province by
and with the advice and assent of the Freemen of the same
that every house keeper or housekeepers within this Province
shall have ready continually upon all occasions within his her
or their house for him or themselves and for every person
within his her or their house able to bear armes one Serviceable
fixed gunne of bastard muskett boare one pair of bandeleers
or shott bagg one pound of good powder foure pound of pistol
or muskett shott and Sufficient quantity of match for match
locks and of flints for firelocks and before Christmas next shall
also find a Sword and Belt for every such person as aloresaid
And it shall be for the Captain of S^t Maries band or the Com-
mander of the Isle of Kent their or either of their Serjeant or
Marshall once in every month to demand at every dwelling
house within their Severall districts a Sight or view of the said
armes and ammunition and to certifie the Defaults therein to
the Captaine or Commander who shall thereupon amerse such
partie or parties so deficient in such paine as the defect shall
deserve in his discretion so it exceed not thirty pound of

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Tobacco for one default and all amerciam^ta so imposed shall
be paid to the said Serjeant or Marshall to his or their own
use
And the said Captame or Commander shall Forthwith furnish
or Supply the partie or parties deficient with all such necessary
armes and ammunition as are afore appointed & shall impose
any price upon the same not extending to above double the
value of the said armes and ammunition according to the rate
then usual in the Country
And upon any alarm every householder of every hundred
haveing in his family three men or more able to bears; armes

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